Bollywood Biography

Bollywood Biography

The world's movie capital is not Hollywood but Bollywood. Bollywood is

the nickname for the Indian film industry located in Bombay (now known

as Mumbai, though Mollywood hasn't quite caught on.)

Indians are in love with movies, even though most films follow a

similar format called masala (the word for a collection of spices).

Movies are three to four hours long (and include an intermission),

include dozens of songs and dances (featuring 100 or so choreographed

dancers), top stars, the story between the songs of boy meets girl

(without any kissing or sexual contact), lots of action (though no

bloodshed), and always - a happy ending.

Fourteen million Indians go to the movies on a daily basis (about 1.4%

of the population of 1 billion) and pay the equivalent to the average

Indian's day's wages (US $1-3) to see any of the over 800 films churned

out by Bollywood each year. That's more than double the number of

feature films produced in the United States.

Although American-made films have been edging into India, only the

blockbuster Titanic has ever made India's top five list. One hundred

and fifty U.S. films arrived in India in 1998. However, Indian films

have become somewhat of an international obsession.

Bollywood films are being shown in American and British theaters on a

more and more frequent basis. These theaters have become community foci

for the South Asian communities around the world. Though separated by a

vast distance from home, South Asians have found Bollywood films to be

a great way of staying in touch with their culture and their fellow

South Asians.

Since India is a country of sixteen official languages and a total of

twenty-four languages spoken by over a million people each, some

portions of the film industry are fragmented. While Mumbai (Bollywood)

leads India in film production, its specialty lies with Hindi movies.

Chennai (formerly Madras) produces films in Tamil and Kolkata (formerly

Calcutta) is the Bengali movie capital. Neighboring Pakistan's Lahore

calls itself Lollywood.

Bollywood's film production center is a government-owned studio

facility known as "Film City" in the northern suburbs of Mumbai.

Bollywood traces its start to 1911 when the first silent Indian feature

film was released by D.P. Phalke. The industry boomed and today there

are over 250 theaters in Mumbai alone.

The stars of Bollywood are very popular and highly paid, considering

the budget of the films. The lead star in a film often receives as much

as 40% of the US $2 million budget for the typical masala film. Stars

may be in such high demand that they're working on ten films at once.

Photographs of Bollywood stars grace shop windows and homes throughout

the country.

Providing three to four hours of escapism is the primary objective of

Bollywood and it's a recipe done well. Indian movies are becoming more

and more popular around the world so watch for them in theaters and

video stores near you.

Famous Books


* Alter, Stephen. Fantasies of a Bollywood Love-Thief: Inside the

World of Indian Moviemaking. (ISBN 0-15-603084-5)
* Ganti, Tejaswini. Bollywood, Routledge, New York and London,

2004.
* Jolly, Gurbir, Zenia Wadhwani, and Deborah Barretto, eds. Once

Upon a Time in Bollywood: The Global Swing in Hindi Cinema, TSAR

Publications. 2007. (ISBN: 978-1-89-4770-40-8)
* Joshi, Lalit Mohan. Bollywood: Popular Indian Cinema. (ISBN

0-9537032-2-3)
* Kabir, Nasreen Munni. Bollywood, Channel 4 Books, 2001.
* Mehta, Suketu. Maximum City, Knopf, 2004.
* Mishra, Vijay. Bollywood Cinema: Temples of Desire. (ISBN

0-415-93015-4)
* Pendakur, Manjunath. Indian Popular Cinema: Industry, Ideology,

and Consciousness. (ISBN 1-57273-500-5)
* Raheja, Dinesh and Kothari, Jitendra. Indian Cinema: The

Bollywood Saga. (ISBN 81-7436-285-1)
* Bernard 'Bollywood' Gibson. Passing the envelope, 1994.
* Rajadhyaksha, Ashish and Willemen, Paul. Encyclopedia of Indian

Cinema, Oxford University Press, revised and expanded, 1999.

Top Bollywood Actress
* Aarti Chhabria
* Aishwarya Rai
* Amisha Patel
* Amrita Arora
* Amrita Rao
* Amrita Singh
* Antra Mali
* Aruna Irani
* Asha Parekh
* Ayesha Julka
* Ayesha Takiya
* Babita Kapoor
* Bhumika Chawla
* Bindu
* Bipasha Basu
* Celina Jaitley
* Dimple Kapadia
* Divya Bharati
* Diya Mirza
* Esha Deol
* Gracy Singh
* Helen
* Hema Malini
* Isha Koppikar
* Mallika Sherawat
* Priyanka Chopra


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Shahrukh Khan Biography Wallpapers

Shahrukh Khan
شاہ رخ خان
शाहरुख़ ख़ान

Biography

Shahrukh was born to parents of Punjabi Pathan ethnicity.[1][2][3] Although his family was

Muslim, he was raised by Hindus for most of his life. He personally believes in both

religions.[4] His father Taj Mohammed Khan was a freedom activist. His mother Lateef Fatima was

the adopted daughter of Major General Shah Nawaz Khan of the Janjua Rajput clan, who served as a

General in the Indian National Army of Subash Chandra Bose.[5]

Khan's father came to Delhi from Kissa Kahani Bazaar in Peshawar before the Partition of

India,[6] while his mother's family came from Rawalpindi, also in present-day Pakistan.[7] Khan

has a sister named Shehnaz, who is lovingly known as Lalarukh.[8][9] Khan attended St. Columba's

School where he was accomplished in sports, drama and academics. He won the Sword of Honour, an

annual award bequeathed to the student who embodies most the spirit of the school.[citation

needed] He later attended the Hansraj College (1985-1988) to earn an Honors degree in Economics.

[citation needed] After this, he studied for a Masters Degree in Mass Communications at Jamia

Millia Islamia University.[citation needed].

After the death of his parents, Khan moved from New Delhi to Mumbai in 1991. In 1991, he married

Gauri Khan in a Hindu wedding ceremony.[10] They have two children, son Aryan (b. 1997) and

daughter Suhana (b. 2000).

Nasreen Munni Kabir produced a two-part documentary on Khan, titled The Inner and Outer World of

Shah Rukh Khan (2005). Featuring his 2004 Temptations concert tour, the film contrasted Khan's

inner world of family and daily life with the outer world of his work. Another book Still Reading

Khan was released in 2006 which details his family and his life. In 2007 another book by Anupama

Chopra King of Bollywood "Shahrukh Khan" and the seductive world of Indian cinema was released.

This book described the world of Bollywood through Khan's life.

Khan's life-size wax statue is available in Madame Tussauds wax museum,[11] London, installed in

April 2007[12] Khan has been chosen for the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of the Arts and

Literature) award of the French government for his “exceptional career”.[13]
Sharukh 's Six Pack ?
Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om is promising to be a sizzler in all aspects of the garnishings offered with the engrossing story.

The film is largely being talked for Shah Rukh Khan’s new avtar, in which he is exposing his six pack abs. Says Farah, “He’d promised me that if he ever pumped up and took his shirt off for the cameras, the first time would be for me. Of course, ‘conditions applied’ and he had to be in shape, etc. But thanks to his trainer Prashant, he’s kept his word. Here’s presenting the latest Greek God of Indian cinema.”
Career

As Actor

Khan studied acting under celebrated Theatre Director Barry John, at Delhi's Theatre Action Group

(TAG). In 2007 John commented on his former pupil, "The credit for the phenomenally successful

development and management of Shah Rukh's career goes to the superstar himself."[14] Khan started

his acting career in 1988 appearing in the television series Fauji playing the role of Commando

Abhimanya Rai.[15] He went on to appear in several other television serials most notably

appearing in the 1989 serial Circus,[16] which depicted the life of circus performers and was

directed by Aziz Mirza. That same year he also had a minor role in the English language

made-for-television film In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones, which was written by Arundhati Roy

and based on life at Delhi University.

After the death of his parents Khan moved from New Delhi to Mumbai in 1991.[17] He made his

Bollywood film debut in Deewana (1992) which was a box office hit and launched his career in

Bollywood.[18] His debut performance won him a Filmfare Best Debut Award. His second release Maya

Memsaab was known for its controversial issues as Khan appeared in what was an "explicit for

Bollywood" sex scene for the film.[19]

In 1993 he won acclaim for his performances as a murderer and obsessive lover respectively in the

box office hits Baazigar and Darr. He won his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance

in Baazigar. He was also appreciated for his role as a young loser in Kundan Shah's Kabhi Haan

Kabhi Naa which earned him the Filmfare Best Actor Award (critics) that same year. In 1994 Khan

once again played an obsessive lover/psycho role in Anjaam. Even though the movie was not a box

office success Khan's performance in a negative role earned him the Filmfare Best Villain Award.

In 1995 he starred in Aditya Chopra's directorial debut Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge which was a

critical and commercial success[20] and has entered its twelfth year in Mumbai theaters, grossing

over 12 billion rupees in all, making it as one of the biggest film blockbusters.[21]

1996 was a disappointing year for Khan as all his films released that year flopped.[22] 1997

meant his diminutive comeback, as his first release, Yash Chopra's Dil to Pagal Hai went on to be

the year's second highest grossing film.[23] That same year he also had success with Subhash

Ghai's Pardes which was one of the biggest hits of the year and Aziz Mirza's moderately

successful film Yes Boss.

Khan was welcomed with similar success in 1998 starring in Karan Johar's directional debut Kuch

Kuch Hota Hai which was the biggest hit of the year and won him his fourth Best Actor award at

the Filmfare. He also won critical praise for his performance in Mani Ratnam's Dil Se which did

not do well at the box office in India, but earned good collections overseas.[24]

1999 was another non-notable year for Khan with the average Baadshah as his only film release

that year.[25] The year 2000 saw good success, with Aditya Chopra's second directional film

Mohabbatein doing well at the box office, and Mansoor Khan's hit Josh. He gained critical acclaim

for his performance in the former, which won him his second award for Best Actor (critics) at the

Filmfare. In that same year, Khan set up his own production house Dreamz Unlimited with Juhi

Chawla. Both Khan and Chawla starred in the first film from their production house Phir Bhi Dil

Hai Hindustani. He also played a supporting role in Kamal Hassan's controversial film Hey Ram for

which he received much acclaim although the film was a failure at the box office.[26]

In 2001, Khan collaborated with Karan Johar for the second time with the multi-starrer family

drama film Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, which was one of the biggest hits of the year. He also

received favorable reviews for his performance as Emperor Asoka in the historical epic Asoka.

In 2002, Khan played the title role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's award-winning period romance

Devdas, which was the third Hindi adaptation of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's famous novel of

the same name.

In 2003, Khan starred in the romantic drama Chalte Chalte which was a semi-hit.[27] He then made

his third film with Karan Johar as the writer and Nikhil Advani as a director of the romantic

drama Kal Ho Naa Ho. The movie was one of the year's biggest hits in India and in the overseas

market as well. Khan's performance in this film as a guy who has heart disease was also well

received.[28]

2004 proved to be a good year for Khan commercially and critically as well. He starred in Main

Hoon Na which was the directorial debut of choreographer Farah Khan. The movie did well at the

box office, whilst Yash Chopra's Veer-Zaara was the biggest hit of that year. Khan's performance

in the latter was much appreciated and he won various awards at several award ceremonies. Khan

also won critical praise for his performance in Ashutosh Gowariker's Swades, which won him the

Filmfare Best Actor Award for the sixth time although the film was a box office failure.[29]

His only major film release in 2005 was the fantasy film Paheli which was not as successful at

the box office, but won him acclaim.[30]{{{author}}}, {{{title}}}, [[{{{publisher}}}]],

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In 2006 he once again collaborated with Karan Johar for the melodrama film Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna

which did well in India and became the biggest hit in the overseas market.[31] That same year he

played the title role in Don, a remake of the 1978 hit film Don which was also successful[32]

His most recent film was the sports film Chak De India which released on August 10, 2007. Khan

received good reviews for his performance as the coach of a girl's hockey team in the film and

the film is doing well at the box office despite a slow start.[33]/ He recently made a cameo

appearance in Farah Khan's brother Sajid Khan's directorial debut Heyy Babyy which released on

August 24, 2007. His other forthcoming release is Om Shanti Om.

As a Producer

Khan has also produced some of the films he has starred in but has had mixed success as both the

producer and the star of his films. He set up a production company called Dreamz Unlimited with

Juhi Chawla and director Aziz Mirza in 1999. The first two of the films he produced and starred

in: Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) and Asoka (2001) were box office failures.[34] His third

film, as a producer and star, Chalte Chalte (2003), was the first box office hit from his

production house.[35] In 2004 he set up another production company called Red Chillies

Entertainment and produced and starred in Main Hoon Na which was another hit at the box

office.[36] In 2005 he produced and starred in the fantasy film Paheli, which was India's

selection for the Academy Awards (foreign films category) but did not win. That same year he also

co-produced the supernatural horror film Kaal with Karan Johar and performed an item number for

the film with Malaika Arora Khan. Kaal was moderately successful at the box office.[37]

The forthcoming film produced by his company Red Chillies Entertainment is Om Shanti Om which he

will also star in.

As Television Host

Khan was chosen as the host of the third series of the popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati,

the Indian version of Who wants to be a millionaire?,[38] in 2007 taking over from the original

host Amitabh Bachchan who had hosted the show from 2000 to 2005. On Monday, January 22, 2007,

"KBC" aired with Khan as the new host. The season ended on April 19 2007.[39]




As An Actor
My Name Is Khan (2008) (Announced)
Bhootnath (December 2007) (Under Production) ...... Special Appearance
Dulha Mil Gaya (November 23, 2007) (Under Production) ...... PRG
Om Shanti Om (November 9, 2007) (Under Production) ...... Om
Heyy Babyy (August 24, 2007) (Released) ...... Raj (Special Appearance)
Chak De India (August 10, 2007) (Released) ...... Kabir Khan
I See You (December 29, 2006) (Released) ...... Special Appearance
Don - The Chase Begins Again (October 20, 2006) (Released) ...... Don / Vijay
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (August 11, 2006) (Released) ...... Dev Saran
Happy New Year (2006)
Paheli (June 24, 2005) (Released) ...... Kishan
Silsiilay (June 17, 2005) (Released) ...... Sutradhar
Kaal (April 29, 2005) (Released) ...... Special Appearance In Title Song
Kuch Meetha Ho Jaaye (April 15, 2005) (Released) ...... Himself (Special Appearance)
Swades (December 17, 2004) (Released) ...... Mohan Bhargava
Veer Zaara (November 12, 2004) (Released) ...... Veer Pratap Singh
Main Hoon Na (April 30, 2004) (Released) ...... Maj. Ram Prasad Sharma
Yeh Lamhe Judaai Ke (April 9, 2004) (Released) ...... Dushant
Kal Ho Naa Ho (October 28, 2003) (Released) ...... Aman Mathur
Chalte Chalte (June 13, 2003) (Released) ...... Raj Mathur
Saathiya (December 20, 2002) (Released) ...... Special Appearance
Shakti - The Power (September 20, 2002) (Released) ...... Jaisingh (Drifter)
Devdas (July 12, 2002) (Released) ...... Devdas Mukherjee
Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (May 24, 2002) (Released) ...... Gopal
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (December 14, 2001) (Released) ...... Rahul Raichand (As Shah Rukh Khan)
Asoka (October 26, 2001) (Released) ...... Asoka
One 2 Ka 4 (March 30, 2001) (Released) ...... Arun Verma
Gaja Gamini (December 1, 2000) (Released) ...... Shahrukh (Special Appearance)
Mohabbatein (October 27, 2000) (Released) ...... Raj Aryan Malhotra
Har Dil Jo Pyaar Karega (August 4, 2000) (Released) ...... Rahul (Special Appearence)
Josh (June 9, 2000) (Released) ...... Max
Hey! Ram (February 18, 2000) (Released) ...... Amjad Ali Khan
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (January 21, 2000) (Released) ...... Ajay Bakshi
Baadshah (August 27, 1999) (Released) ...... Raj/Baadshah
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (October 16, 1998) (Released) ...... Rahul Khanna
Dil Se (August 21, 1998) (Released) ...... Amarkanth Varma
Achanak (June 12, 1998) (Released) ...... Special Appearance
Duplicate (May 7, 1998) (Released) ...... Bablu Chaudhary/Manu Dada
Dil To Pagal Hai (October 30, 1997) (Released) ...... Rahul
Pardes (August 8, 1997) (Released) ...... Arjun Saagar
Yes Boss (July 18, 1997) (Released) ...... Rahul
Koyla (April 18, 1997) (Released) ...... Shanker
Gudgudee (April 4, 1997) (Released) ...... Special Appearance
Dushman Duniya Ka (November 22, 1996) (Released) ...... Special Appearance
Army (June 28, 1996) (Released) ...... Arjun
Chahat (June 21, 1996) (Released) ...... Roop Rathore
English Babu Desi Mem (January 26, 1996) (Released) ...... Vikram/Hari/Gopal Mayur
Trimurti (December 22, 1995) (Released) ...... Romi Singh/Bholey
Ram Jaane (November 29, 1995) (Released) ...... Ram Jaane
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (October 20, 1995) (Released) ...... Raj Malhotra
Guddu (August 11, 1995) (Released) ...... Guddu Bahadur
Oh Darling Yeh Hai India (August 11, 1995) (Released) ...... No Name
Zamana Deewana (July 28, 1995) (Released) ...... Rahul Malhotra
Karan Arjun (January 13, 1995) (Released) ...... Karan Singh/Ajay
Anjaam (April 22, 1994) (Released) ...... Vijay Agnihotri
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (February 25, 1994) (Released) ...... Sunil
Darr (December 24, 1993) (Released) ...... Rahul Mehra
Baazigar (November 12, 1993) (Released) ...... Ajay Sharma/Vicky Malhotra
King Uncle (February 5, 1993) (Released) ...... Anil Bansal
Maya Memsaab (1993) (Released) ...... Lalit (Maya'S Lover)
Pehla Nasha (1993) (Released) ...... Himself
Dil Aashna Hai (December 25, 1992) (Released) ...... Karan
Raju Ban Gaya Gentlemen (November 13, 1992) (Released) ...... Raju
Chamatkar (July 8, 1992) (Released) ...... Sunder Srivastava
Deewana (June 25, 1992) (Released) ...... Raja Sahay
In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989) (Released)

Action Director
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (August 11, 2006) (Released)
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (October 16, 1998) (Released)

Playback Singer
Chak De India (August 10, 2007) (Released)
Don - The Chase Begins Again (October 20, 2006) (Released)
Happy New Year (2006)
Josh (June 9, 2000) (Released)
Baadshah (August 27, 1999) (Released)

Producer
Om Shanti Om (November 9, 2007) (Under Production)
Happy New Year (2006)
Paheli (June 24, 2005) (Released)
Kaal (April 29, 2005) (Released)
Main Hoon Na (April 30, 2004) (Released)
Chalte Chalte (June 13, 2003) (Released)
Asoka (October 26, 2001) (Released)
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (January 21, 2000) (Released)

Stunts Director

* Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998)
* Main Hoon Na (2004)
* Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
* Chak De India (2007)

TV career

* Fauji (1988) ... Abhimanyu Rai
* Dil Dariya (1988)
* Circus (1989)
* In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989)
* Idiot (1991) ... Pawan Raghujan
* Kareena Kareena (2004) Zee TV ... Special Appearance
* Kaun Banega Crorepati (2007) ... Host

Katrina Kaif Biography Wallpapers

Name : Katrina Kaif

Nationality : Indian

Profession : Actress, Model
Katrina Kaif is one amongst the most attractive Bollywood actress of the recent times. There are a few reasons which shot Katrina to overnight fame. the major amongst them were the rumors bout her affair with Salman Khan, her work in Boom. But the most important of them all is her unusual beauty.

Katrina Kaif Biography
Katrina was born on July 16, 1984, in Hong Kong, grew up in Hawaii and then moved to London. Even at the young age of 14, she got modeling offers and started out by modeling for a jewelry campaign. She was attracted to her father’s native land and the moment she landed in India she was flooded with modeling assignments.

She started off with photographer Atul Kasbekar. Later she got offers from Lakme, LG, Cola, Fevicol, Pantene, Veet, Kodak, and L’Oreal. She was chosen as the face of the year for the Lakme India Fashion Week (2005). The Lakme commercial made her very popular. Soon Kaizad Gustad, the director of ‘Boom’ noticed her and offered her a role in the film. Since it was the role of a model, she promptly agreed.

Although she wears bold outfits on films and ads, she is very particular about her clothes and she feels more comfortable in not-so-revealing clothes in personal life. And unlike others in her field she absolutely hates wearing make up.

Although she has been seeing Salman Khan for sometime now, she still refuses to talk about him in the media. She has made it clear that her personal life is not meant to be known to all and that no one has a right to pass any kind of judgment on it.

She has lot of exciting projects lined up. One of them is ‘Partner’ with boyfriend Salman Khan and Govinda. She is also doing ‘Apne’ in which real life father and sons Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol all stars together in the movie, for the first time. Then there is Anees Bazmee’s ‘Welcome’ with Akshay Kumar. Another film with Akshay Kumar ‘Namaste, London’ is all set to release on March.Kartina was born and brought up in London to an NRI Father and a British Mother. Her father is originally from Kashmir. When she was doing modeling in London, she came to the notice of filmmaker Kaizad Gustad and snapped an important role in his film ‘Boom’.
Katrina then decided to take acting as her full-fledged career and shifted her base to Mumbai.

With her gorgeous face and hourglass figure, Katrina was flooded with modeling assignments in Mumbai.

However, filmmakers were hesitant to sign her because of her linguistic shortcomings. She was even signed for Vikram Bhatt’s ‘Saaya’ but later dropped from the project due to her poor Hindi.

Katrina Kaif Filmography

Welcome (May 2007) (Under Production)
Apne (May 2007) (Under Production)
Nanhe Jaisalmer (April 2007) (Under Production)
Namastey London (March 9, 2007) (Under Production)
Race (2007) (Under Production)
Hello (2007) (To Go On Floor) ...... Special Appearance
Partner (2007) (Announced)
Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye (April 14, 2006) (Released) ...... Jia Yashwardhan
Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya (July 15, 2005) (Released) ...... Sonia
Sarkar (July 1, 2005) (Released) ...... Pooja
Boom (September 19, 2003) (Released) ...... Rina Kaif Aka Popdi Chinchpokli
She has done two Telugu movies - Malliswari(2004) and Allari Pidugu(2005) and a Malayalam film (Balram vs. Taradas). In 2005 she starred in ‘Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya’ opposite Salman Khan and Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Sarkar’. ‘Hum Ko Deewana Kar Gaye’ with Akshay Kumar followed.